Sam Carter /Jack O'Neill Ship Appreciation Thread 2.0

[Nynaeve506]

I think the longest time I've gone without internet is... from about the day after I registered (Sept. 29th) to mid about October (The 15th) And that was pure torture! Though it was kind of before I became a fully integrated part of this ship family.

SJ FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, I remember when Al Gore invented the internet. O.o LOL - I was 14 when I got my first e-mail account with AOL 2.0! Yup. The little man lighting up as the computer made those modem sounds. Was that really 13 years ago? Oh hey Val, you were just being born. Oh dear. I need to lie down.

On another note, that was a year before Stargate SG-1 premiered I still can't believe I went through all of high school and college and *never* heard of it. I seriously had no idea that it existed and I'd even rented the movie in college. If only I'd known I could have done something in my boring philosophy of language class while the teacher waxed poetic about dogs and pain (and yet nothing about the actual topic of the class). I could have been writing fanfic. I could have been WATCHING. I could totally written my senior thesis on Jack and Sam instead of Mozarabe - an obscure population of Spain the lived during the Muslim occupation of the Iberian peninsula. And yes, it is as boring as it sounds.

:: mutters ::

But I found you all now.

[Akamaimom]

Another ficrec. I know a bunch of us just "discovered" Akamimom, but I thought I'd share anyway. Can't put down her Wizard of Mazd. Great fun, fantastic writing, a little 'fantastical' but still really, really enjoyable. Not a grammatical error to be found (oh, be still my heart).

Wow, again, I'm humbled. It was my first foray into "big" fic, and I had a ball! Anything, of course, to hear Teal'c say, "Flying Monkeys".

I think the longest time I've gone without internet is... from about the day after I registered (Sept. 29th) to mid about October (The 15th) And that was pure torture!

My DH and I took the kids to Disneyland for Christmas this year, and the hotel's promised high speed internet didn't work, and it about killed me. I pride myself on being "non-technological"--but I guess I'm being converted. Not sure how I feel about that. . .

[BrenRen]

Random silly question....

Any old-timer Shippers happen to have a copy of the oh-so-amazing 2004 Best Shippy Vid "Desire" by SNY? I lost my copy and can't seem to find any active links for it left on the net. And they say nothing ever disappears from cyberspace. Bah!

[hedwig]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Oh my.

I read that and got a mental image of Sam and Jack actually *physically* stuck together. Now there's a fic I'd like to read!

There is a really funny story out there in fanfic land wherein Jack and Sam get literally stuck together by some gluey substance they ran into on another planet, and Daniel and Teal'c get stuck together by the same substance, and they all have to be confined to a room(s) on the base until somebody can figure out how to get them all unstuck. I have to do a little exploring to find it, unless somebody else remembers the title and author before I get to it. It's really quite good, and very funny.

Another ficrec. I know a bunch of us just "discovered" Akamimom, but I thought I'd share anyway. Can't put down her Wizard of Mazd. Great fun, fantastic writing, a little 'fantastical' but still really, really enjoyable. Not a grammatical error to be found (oh, be still my heart).

And, to all awaiting a Campfire and/or Embrace Me, patience.

Spoiler:

Apparently winter break sucked out all of my mojo. Add to that a ruptured L5/S1 disc, managed by REALLY STRONG pain meds, and now the beginning of term, and I'm a bit behind on the writing. I'm not giving it up, I promise. First to be posted will be...wait for it, Amanda...an Embrace Me based upon Entity. I just need a few days to settle back in and learn how to effectively manage Percocet and driving/teaching/doctoral program. On the plus side, I've been invited to participate in a writing fellowship over the summer. On the down side, I have to have back surgery to fuse the spine.

I'm done whingeing now...I've got nothing to ***** about when you look at things globally.

Any new news since I've been off the grid?

Back troubles OT:

Spoiler:

As to your back problems, it's okay to whine about it or talk about it in spite of all the other stuff going on in various parts of the world. I have experienced some serious back pain in the past, and it didn't relieve it any to know that there were people worse off in the world than I was at the time. (Numerous years ago, I spent nearly two weeks in the hospital, flat on my back, unable to stand by myself without assistance, and even with assistance it still hurt so much I could barely think about anything else.) My sympathies? Condolences? Empathy?

[Regularamanda]

There is a really funny story out there in fanfic land wherein Jack and Sam get literally stuck together by some gluey substance they ran into on another planet, and Daniel and Teal'c get stuck together by the same substance, and they all have to be confined to a room(s) on the base until somebody can figure out how to get them all unstuck. I have to do a little exploring to find it, unless somebody else remembers the title and author before I get to it. It's really quite good, and very funny.



Back troubles OT:

Spoiler:

As to your back problems, it's okay to whine about it or talk about it in spite of all the other stuff going on in various parts of the world. I have experienced some serious back pain in the past, and it didn't relieve it any to know that there were people worse off in the world than I was at the time. (Numerous years ago, I spent nearly two weeks in the hospital, flat on my back, unable to stand by myself without assistance, and even with assistance it still hurt so much I could barely think about anything else.) My sympathies? Condolences? Empathy?

OH!! Is that the Compromising Situations one? Or it's one just like it...

[hedwig]

OH!! Is that the Compromising Situations one? Or it's one just like it...

That sounds right. I think there's a series of "Compromising Situations" or "Compromising Positions", including the one where they're stuck together. Thanks.

"Compromising Positions: A Very Sticky Situation" by Kate McCaye
"Compromising Positions: Bubble Bath"
"Compromising Positions: Tied Up"

[Valerie_Jackson]

Man, I remember when Al Gore invented the internet. O.o LOL - I was 14 when I got my first e-mail account with AOL 2.0! Yup. The little man lighting up as the computer made those modem sounds. Was that really 13 years ago? Oh hey Val, you were just being born. Oh dear. I need to lie down.

On another note, that was a year before Stargate SG-1 premiered I still can't believe I went through all of high school and college and *never* heard of it. I seriously had no idea that it existed and I'd even rented the movie in college. If only I'd known I could have done something in my boring philosophy of language class while the teacher waxed poetic about dogs and pain (and yet nothing about the actual topic of the class). I could have been writing fanfic. I could have been WATCHING. I could totally written my senior thesis on Jack and Sam instead of Mozarabe - an obscure population of Spain the lived during the Muslim occupation of the Iberian peninsula. And yes, it is as boring as it sounds.

:: mutters ::

But I found you all now.

I would have just been born around that time. I guess I'm lucky, and kind of born a SG lover and internet fanatic.
I was born right between the release of Stargate the movie, and SG-1. And like you said, internet and stuff like it were out before I was born. So, uh... actually I'm not really sure where I'm going with this...
And er, + =

[Akamaimom]

I would have just been born around that time. I guess I'm lucky, and kind of born a SG lover and internet fanatic.
I was born right between the release of Stargate the movie, and SG-1. And like you said, internet and stuff like it were out before I was born. So, uh... actually I'm not really sure where I'm going with this...

Okay, now I'm feeling ANCIENT.

I remember getting my first computer. It took floppy disks the size of dessert plates, and had an amber screen that only did words and numbers. Nothing else. It wasn't until I came back from a stint in Argentina and got back into college that I had a computer that looked anything like what these current ones do!

And my kids ask me things like. . ."Mom, when you were a kid, what was your favorite Wii game? What internet games did you play? When did you get your first cell phone?"

Right now, I feel so ancient I could ascend!!!!

[Pol]

Oh...Valerie. I'm with Akamaimom (I'm callin' you Aka for short!). You've made me feel old!

Thanks for the good thoughts folks. Annnnd...to make sure we're all about Sam/Jack here...



Edit: Erk. Lest I be chastised...yes, I know that the picture above is of Amanda and Rick. I just like to imagine it's a snapped pic of Sam and Jack on a date and Daniel surprised them.

To make up, the actual Sam and Jack.

[Akamaimom]

Lest I be chastised...yes, I know that the picture above is of Amanda and Rick

Spoiler:

I'd say it's of Amanda and Rick and the TWINS. WOW, Carter.

And Pol, you're welcome to call me what ever you want. Akamai is a Hawaiian word meaning "Clever" and it's also my business name.

[Chelle DB]

Just running in to say hello...and

Happy birthday RDA!

Hope everyone is ok and still having fun. Even though I don't play here except on special occasions, I still love the ship...and shippers!! Long live the ship!

(((ShipFamily)))

[Egle01]

Random silly question....

Any old-timer Shippers happen to have a copy of the oh-so-amazing 2004 Best Shippy Vid "Desire" by SNY? I lost my copy and can't seem to find any active links for it left on the net. And they say nothing ever disappears from cyberspace. Bah!

I can't find a good link either, but if you give me enough time I'd upload the video to PB.

ETA: Desire

[Rachel500]

Oh...Valerie. I'm with Akamaimom (I'm callin' you Aka for short!). You've made me feel old!

Thanks for the good thoughts folks. Annnnd...to make sure we're all about Sam/Jack here...

<snip>

I'm also feeling old.

OT - health

Spoiler:

Feel free to whinge every once in a while. I suffer with two chronic illnesses and am in constant pain - sometimes whinging is required - helps alleviate the stress and frustration (which actually makes the pain worse so its a win-win). And while there is always someone in the world who has worse problems, it doesn't mean that yours aren't valid.

I'm also kind of in the same writing mojo low at the moment. I can't seem to find the energy.

Hopefully, things will start to look brighter for both of us soon...

And: We're talking about WOO over on the Sam/Jack Discussion thread at the mo if anyone wants to stop by and join in. We don't bite much promise!

[UhSir]

I can't find a good link either, but if you give me enough time I'd upload the video to PB.

ETA: Desire

Thank you! I've been searching for SNY's work for a long time. Especially for this past year since I moved and lost a few discs full of precious Stargate stuff. *cries* Why does the important stuff always get lost?

[josiane]

There is a really funny story out there in fanfic land wherein Jack and Sam get literally stuck together by some gluey substance they ran into on another planet, and Daniel and Teal'c get stuck together by the same substance, and they all have to be confined to a room(s) on the base until somebody can figure out how to get them all unstuck. I have to do a little exploring to find it, unless somebody else remembers the title and author before I get to it. It's really quite good, and very funny.

As Amanda said, that's Compromising Positions: A very sticky situation. It's ridiculously cute

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RDA!!!

[Cagranosalis]

Another ficrec. I know a bunch of us just "discovered" Akamimom, but I thought I'd share anyway. Can't put down her Wizard of Mazd. Great fun, fantastic writing, a little 'fantastical' but still really, really enjoyable. Not a grammatical error to be found (oh, be still my heart).

And, to all awaiting a Campfire and/or Embrace Me, patience.

Spoiler:

Apparently winter break sucked out all of my mojo. Add to that a ruptured L5/S1 disc, managed by REALLY STRONG pain meds, and now the beginning of term, and I'm a bit behind on the writing. I'm not giving it up, I promise. First to be posted will be...wait for it, Amanda...an Embrace Me based upon Entity. I just need a few days to settle back in and learn how to effectively manage Percocet and driving/teaching/doctoral program. On the plus side, I've been invited to participate in a writing fellowship over the summer. On the down side, I have to have back surgery to fuse the spine.

I'm done whingeing now...I've got nothing to ***** about when you look at things globally.

Any new news since I've been off the grid?

Back problems OT

Spoiler:

Hugs Pol. My mum had to have this done a couple of years ago snd it made a huge difference - completely erradicated the pain she was in. When you mentioned your disc I did wonder if you might end up down the same route. It's pretty serious operation but you know it will be worth it.
I'll save the rest for an email (if I can ever get my email account to work again since some b****r hacked it )


Whinging is all good. You need t let offf steam about things and nothing is trivial if it's important to you.

Two Crack!Fic! stories in one nite! You all are killin' me!

Spoiler:

Deep. deep, deep in the Gutter we go!

Spoiler:

Got your scuba gear on?

Spoiler:

And we're divin'!

Spoiler:

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

“What in the world…?” Daniel Jackson was a little perplexed and thoroughly distracted from his Ancient translations by the repetitive noises emanating from somewhere down the hall.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

Daniel dropped the book and left the room to investigate. The sounds seemed to be coming from Sam’s lab, and when he reached the door, he found it locked. Unusual, to say the least.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

He raised his hand and was about to knock when Teal’c’s deep resonant voice boomed from the other end of the corridor.

“I would not interrupt, if I were you,” he told the intrepid archaeologist.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

Daniel opened his mouth to reply when a crashing noise reverberated right through the door—followed immediately by a muffled curse, then a disturbingly loud female moan. And more thuds. His mouth snapped shut. His head shook from side to side slowly. He reluctantly met Teal’c’s gaze.

“That is not what I had in mind when I said ‘no consequences’.”

I swear, if this one don't get me modded, I am never again gonna worry about how deeply into the Gutter I dive.

*chokes*

Umm... Very nice!

I think the longest time I've gone without internet is... from about the day after I registered (Sept. 29th) to mid about October (The 15th) And that was pure torture! Though it was kind of before I became a fully integrated part of this ship family.

SJ FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Internet OT

Spoiler:

You know it's funny all this talk of being connected 24/7. I am very much a wired in girl...oh ok, woman then since I too remember black and white computers where you had to load the operating system (basic usually) on with a cassette tape, and a modem worked by literally lifting the receiver off your phone and plugging it into the modem that used tone dialling to connect to the infant WWW. Thanks to my computer obsessed older brother I can even remember the names of some of those eary computers; The MZ80K and the 380Z. They rocked...err... back in the day.
But digressing... despite being a connected person, when I go on holiday I prefer to go somewhere where there is absolutely no internet, no phone, no nothing. Disconnect from the world, relax and enjoy. That, to me, is the point of holidaying.

Happy Birthday Richard Dean Anderson!
Thank you for all those wonderfully thunkably great years as Jack.

And just to keep things on topic, here's a video I made ages ago. Horrible aspect ratio I'm afraid but I knew no better at the time. (Incidently, the timing actually works when downloded rather than streamed )




EDIT: Huh, I made a video and didn't use the Grace kisss in it? Probably a first and last!

[XFchemist]

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY RDA!!!!!!!!!!!

And I hope that you're reading my b-day postcard!

[starlover]

Thank you! I've been searching for SNY's work for a long time. Especially for this past year since I moved and lost a few discs full of precious Stargate stuff. *cries* Why does the important stuff always get lost?

I got all her S/J vids on my computer! Love her work I can zip them and send them to you or perhaps upload them somewhere If you want of course...
and I'm working on that list I iz just a teeny bit slow

Happy Birthday RDA

*huggles Pol for the back problems*

As for no internet. I remember that I was around eight or so when we got internet at home. I also got my first email account on hotmail. I lost it soon after because you had to log in once a month(or three months) and I forgot...had to make a new one that I still have till this day.
Yes for the floppy discs! Funny enough I was discussing the subject earlier on with my brother...that we still had a version of Windows(95 and the one before that) on floppy disc They were 1.44 MB which was HUGE! *looks at her memory stick of 32 GB now...errr*
We got "broadband"(or whatever you call it) when I was 14 or 15, my oldest brother paid it for years(mom and dad found it nonsense) ...we sneakily drilled holes in the walls etc. to make an internet connection to both of our rooms...I think it took my father 2 years before he realised I had internet on my room( he didn't even knew that my computer was able of using the internet ) I don't even know where I used it for at first. I think to go on the web and look for stuff about my previous TV addiction...(Charmed)
Since then I think the longest time without internet is errr...9 days(was on vacation) but while at home....a maximum of a day without it...

I just need to feel the S/J Love

[Cagranosalis]

As for no internet. I remember that I was around eight or so when we got internet at home. I also got my first email account on hotmail. I lost it soon after because you had to log in once a month(or three months) and I forgot...had to make a new one that I still have till this day.
Yes for the floppy discs! Funny enough I was discussing the subject earlier on with my brother...that we still had a version of Windows(95 and the one before that) on floppy disc They were 1.44 MB which was HUGE! *looks at her memory stick of 32 GB now...errr*

I can go one better...

Spoiler:

I still have a computer called an XT in the attic, one where you have to load the O/S on on boot up because it has no hard disk. The boot up disks are in my floppy box; they are DOS 3.2, on 3x 720k disks. For those that don't know, DOS was an operating system before Windows was conceived. And yes I still have Windows 3.1 too. In fact I have a boot sector disk I can use to boot my PC into DOS wheer I can format disks to 720kb specifically so I can still create disks to use on this machine. I have a computer geek for a brother. Comes in very handy too.

At work we were still using LP sized floppy disks for our upgrades well into the 1990's )

[JenniferJF]

OT Computers:

Spoiler:

My dad was a computer programmer all the way back in the late 60s/early 70s. He actually worked with Bill Gates years before Microsoft was conceived. My parent's basement is something of a computer graveyard museum and they actually have one computer down there my dad built from a Heathkit kit back in the 60s. You 'program' it using a bank of switches on its front and, after it performs the computation, a series of little lightbulbs read out the answer (in binary, so you have to know that to understand it). IIRC, it adds, subtracts, mutliplies, and divides. Which was pretty cool back then. Of course, since one had to know binary to figure out what 2+2 equaled, one suspects it had very little practical value